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Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Closing

CINcINNArf, Dec. 1b.--FIour easy. Wheat
No. red 85c. Corn-No. 2 mixed 53l6f154c.
Oats mlked 34i@c. Provisions-Pork quiet
Sis. Lard stronger at 81 6216 Bulk meats
and bacon firm, with an upward tendency.
Whisky firm at 81 05. Hogs active and higher;
common and light 81 256D5 %, packing and
butchers S5 30Q5 90.
81. LOUIS, Dec. i6.--Flour firm. Wheat
No. 2 red. cash S0MS0lec, January delivery s0lec,
May SIl61Sf3zc Corn strong; cash aud De-
cember delivery 462sll46szc, May 47a6Gh4734c
Oats firm cash Bic, May delivery 32I1c. Whisky
steady. Provisions firm PORK. now Si4 rs.
Lard 81 %. Dry sailed meats-boxed shoulders
s. 6716d600, long clear 81 61t4ss7 70, clear
ribs 81 1J6e7 S7J6. short clear sides s.. Bacon
boxed shoulders SO 30, long clear and clear ribs
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The imports into continental ports this week
have been so 900 bales.
The above figures indicate an increase in the
cotton in sight to date of 12S,S 800 bales as COM
pared with the same date of 1886, an increase of
"a, 339 bales as compared with the correspond
ing date of 1885, and decrease of 15,725 bales
as compared with 1884.
INDIA COTTON MovEMENT.-The following is
the Bombay statement for the week and year,
bringing tie figures down to Dec. 8:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR FOUR
YEARS.
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POULTRY-Market overstocked; light demand.
EGGs-Market strong, with a fair demand and
supply ample.
PEANUTs-Fair stock; demand moderate; mar
ket steady.
SUGAR-Georga and Florida nominal; none
in market.
HoNEY-No demand nominal.
SWEET PoTAToEs-In fair demand; receipts
light
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EXPORTS.

Persteamshlp City of Augusta, for New York
1,778 bales upland cotton, 1903 bales sea island
cotton, 1913 bales domestics, 70 bbls rice, go pcs
p lumber Az bbs rosin, 100 bis spirits turpen-
Tine 20 bales hides 400 bbs oil, 26 bbls fish 4S11
tons iron, 1855 pkgs fruit and vegetables, "a
casks clay, 10 hhds sugar, 2i2 pkgs mdse.
Per steamship Naples, for Bremen-6 1875 bales
cotton, weighing 2,963.50i pounds, valued at
1915 0l0; $50 tons phosphate rock, valued at
$1,000.
Schr A Bailey, for Perth Amboy--2s1 ,511
feet lumber j McDonough & Co.
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NAVAL SToREs-The market for spirits tur-
pentine opened with 35s4c asked, and sales re
ported of 80 barrels. At the closing call it was
reported at 3515c asked, showing weaker feel
ing and falling off of Ac, and no further sales
reported. In rosin the market at the opening
call was steady, with fair demand. The fol
lowing are the closing quotations OF the Boarl
of Trade: A, B, c. d and 92lSc, G. 97i1c, Fl
81 0216, 81 10, X 81 IS, NJ 81 50, N 81 20, win
dow glass So 80, water white 81 IS.
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The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week were &c. 1875 bales of up
land and ! ,254 bales sea island, against 81 IA
bales of upland, and 1902 bales sea island last
year
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad. $500 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 6,256 bales upland and 857 bales
Sea island; per Charleston and Savannah rail
road 161 bales upland per Savannah river
steamers, 419 bales upland; per Florida steam
ers, 200 bales upland and 221 bales sea island
per Brunswick and Satilla river steamers, 361
bales upland and SO bales sea island; per carts,
80 bales upland and III bales sea island; per
Darien and Altamaha steamers, SO bales upland
and bales sea island.
The exports for the week were 1885 bales of
upland and ,304 bales sea island, moving as fol-
lows to Philadelphia, sac bales upland: to New
York, II, 237 bales upland and 1904 bales sea
island; to Boston. 4251 bales upland; to
Baltimore. 2,726 bales upland; to Charles
ton 1881 bales upland: to Liverpool, 2,491 bales
upland; to Bremen, 2,S07 bales upland; Genoa
3,700 bales upland
The stock on hand to-day was 1880 bales up
land and $3.50 bales sea island, against los, 500
bales upland and 900 bales sea island last wear
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GRAIN AND PRovISIoNS-WeStern produce
has been advancing materially of
late. Wheat and corn have fallen off
partially from their recent gains, but hog prod
ucts hold, firm. Lard has led in activity and
strength. month ago May lard was &c. it adj
vanced to Csc. by Dec. s. fell off to 55c. on
Dec. T. and yesterday sold at s 25, VIM. T.
Williams & Co., say: Our Chicago cores
pondents wire us lard has just commenced to
advance. While the price may be pushed much
higher, we would be disposed to advise intend
ing buyers to wait some reaction. There are
several causes tending to advance the price of
lard The corn crop is short, and this also ap-
pears the case with the hog crop; at any rate
the run of receipts in Chicago has been small.
The stocks are very small. and moreover there
is movement to secure the passage in Con
gresS of a bill to restrict the refining of lard.
This will reduce the production by effectually
putting a stop to that adulteration which for
sJme time has served to keep lard relatively
cheaper than other products Of the hog
CoTToN-The week just closed has been one of
fair activity in the local market, with somewhat
better prices. New York has made net gain
of Is points and Liverpool, stimulated by
healthy trade and the falling off in our port re-
ceipts, has gained considerably more. This, by
bringing foreign markets nearer to a parity
with those on this side. has strengthened the
position of the std pie in the South. The pro-
portion of low grades is increasing, and conse-
quently these are relatively easier The sales
for the week reached II, 800 bales. The follow
ing are the official quotations of the Cotton Ex-
oh
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VISIBLE SUPPLY OF CorToN.-Below we give
the table of visible supply, as made up by cable
and telegraph for the Financial and CONNER
cidL Chronicle to Dec 9. The continental
stocks, as well as those of Great Britain and the
afoat, are this weeks returns, and consequently
all the European figures are brought down to
Thursday evening. But to make the totals the
complete figures for Dec. 9 we add the item of
exports from the United States, including in it
the EXPORTS of Friday only:
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Sea IsLand-The market during the past
week has shown declining tendency. Stock in
realizing this have tried to depress prices know.
ing that tie holidays are coming on. Factors
will have a large load to carry. Some weak fac
tors have had to accept the situation, and sales
have been made fully 1c. below prices ruling
last week. Sales 1885 bales. The following are
the closing quotations:
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SAVANNAH MARKET.

OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. Is, p. NJ.
CoTToN-The market to-day opened steady at
10 a. m, and at p. m. was reported unchanged
in tone, closing at 4 p. m. in the same condition
The sales reached 2,7S5 bales, at the following
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lnseed raw, SIC; boiled, 6oc; mineral seal, Ice;
freproof lSc; homelight, 1Sc.
ONIoNs-Northern, per barrel 81 006D4 25.
PoTAroES-Nor thern, 81 OO003 70.
PEAs-New crop in light supply and demand;
COW peas, mixed, 75c; clay, 9Oc; speckled, 81 10;
black eye, 81 6O01 20; white crowder, 81 500
10
PRuNEs-Turkish &c; French, 1aJSc.
RAIsINs-Demand light; market steady. Lay
ers, SO 90; London layers, new, 50 rs per box
SALT-The demand is moderate and the mar
ket is quiet; carload lots. zoe b; job lots. IS
@9Oc.
SHor-Drop 81 so; buck, 81 75
SuGAR-The market is higher; cut loaf, 7esc;
standard A. 7,se extra @ SSse; yellow c. &c;
granulated, 15sc; powdered, 1nSc.
SYRUP-Florlda and Georgia dull at $50 40c;
the market is quiet for sugarhouse at 30Gl40c;
Cuba, straight goods 2Sc in hogsheads; sugar
house molaSSes, zoe.
ToBAcco-Market dull demand moderate
We quote; smoking, 25c0Sl %; chewing, com
mon, sound, 256030c; fair, 30@35c; medium. 80
@50c; bright, 500115c; fine fancy, $1,000; extra
navies, 40@50c.
LuMBER~There has been slight falling off in
inquiry, owing to the approaching holidays. but
not sufficient TO affect the market, inasmuch as
the mills figure ON losing two to four weeks
about this time for repairs, etc, and are gem
orally filed up to Christmas. Prices remain
steady except for very easy sizes, which are
being taken at slightly shaded prices We
quote b:
Ordinary sizes. ....................$1 2 50016 90
Difficult sizes ...........,, IS 00f02l 80
Flooring boards .................... ~ O0H2l 80
Shipstuff ....... ....,.......... II O0n2l 80
TIMBER--Market dull and nominal We quote:
zoo feet average. ..........S 3 COOL 90
$40 Observation-Disclosures. 10 O00Dl1 90
300 " ................. II OO812 90
l,UOO .................. IL OOQQl4 %
Shipping timber in the raft
zoo feet average .....,............S 0O6D 90
500 g .............,.... 006D g 90
900 g ................. S coo 0 90
1000 - ................ 00Gg10 0O
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MOVEMENT OF CoTroS AT INTERIOR POINTS,
giving receipts and shipments for the week end
ing Dec. 16 and stock on hand tonight and for
the same time last year:
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LIVERPOOL MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING
DEC. 49, 1887 AND FOR THE CORRESPONDING
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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHOWS THE NET RE-
CEIPTS AT ALL PORTS FOR THE WEEKS ENDING
DEC l6 AND DEC 9, AND FOR THIS WEEK LAST
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COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKET.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH GA Dec 1f 1887

SAVANNAH. GA, Dec. 16, 1887
GENERAL REMARKs-The general market
has shown some changes. The attention of
buyers has been largely devoted to goods for
the holidays, but the distribution of goods from
jobbers hands has been on a very liberal scale.
Trading is confined in most departments to
actual wants, and in the aggregate the move
ment in general merchandise is falling off.
Values have been quite steady, with but few inn
portant changes. The most activity is felt in
groceries, the demand from the interior being
steady on account of the holidays. Securities
are inactive with light offerings. Collections
are rather slow, usual. The money mar
ket is active, with aheavy demand. Exchange
is heavy, both for foreign and domestic There
is nothing going on in the security market,
which is for the most part nominal for lack of
offerings of all desirable stocks and bonds
for investment. The following resume of the
weeks business will show the tone and latest
quotations of the different markets at the
close to-day:
NAVAL SToREs-The market for spirits tur-
pentine opened firm and advancing, which feel
ing continued until the close on Friday, which
showed weak condition, and the prices lower
than at the opening, although higher than last
week. The closing price was 3519c. asked for
regulars The demand was good and sales
aggregated 5000 casks. Rosin showed fair de-
mand, with prices for some of the grades
higher than last week. Sales reached
between 10000 and 1900 barrels. In another
column will be found a weekly comparative
statement of receipts and exports from the be-
ginning of the season to date, and for the
same period last year, showing the stocks on
hand and on shipboard not cleared, together
with the official closing quotations
RICE-The market has shown no new features
for the past week The usual dulness common
TO this season of the year has prevailed with
now and then an effort on the part of buyers TO
take advantage of the situation and stock up,
but holders are firm and refuse to make CON
cessions from current rates. Legitimate orders
are probably a little heavier than usual for this
holiday season, and with greatly reduced stocks
of both rough and clean the outlook seems
promising for good demand. with probably
better prices after the turn of the year. The
sales of clean for the week amount to $50 bar
rels while considerable rough has changed
hands at full prices. We quote:
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PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.

LIVERPOOL Dec. 49, 1890 p. m.--Wheat fiat;
demand poor; receipts of wheat for the past
three days were Ia 900 centas, including 81, OOO
American Corn fiat; demand poor; the receipts
of American corn for the past three days were
$500 centals. Weather clear, with occasional
sShOwerS.
New YORK, Dec. 10, noon.--Flour dull and
easv Wheat better Corn higher Pork firm:
mess S15 250I5 80 Lard firm at s.. Old mess
pork Sl4 500l4 rs. Freights dull.
500 p. m.-Southern -four quiet but steady and
unchanged. Wheat-options advanced 1S11c,
closing firm at about best prices speculation
moderately active; spot 19G34c higher but less
active; No. 2 red, December delivery $3.50
S914c, January S91sQS996c, May 90 5-l61932sc.
Corn-cash about Nc and options M@14c
higher, closing steady; No. q December delivery
611Ac January 6lg6l3zc. Oats q 15c better
and fairly active; No. 2, December delivery
31l10375ac, January 3713@3sc, May 394@391sc;
No. :, spot 8l3Q37Ac; mixed Western 3103ec.
Hops dull and weak. Coffee, fair Rio on spot
firm at 1870; options higher and moderately
active; No. Z Rio, December delivery lG $50
l6 60c January 10 00GDl6 30, May - 550l6 00c.
SIC: refined quiet but 81 eady. Molasses steady.
Cotton seed oil quiet at 341@G935c for crude
and 4OI6G,41c for refined. Wool quiet and
weak. Hides steady. PORK quiet hut strongly
held Beef steady. Beef hams quiet. Mddles
nominal. Lard 1c@2) points higher and fairly
active, closing strong; Western steam, on spot
quoted at 81 Ss6ls 90, January delivery 81 95d
s %, May SIS 220S 3d. Freights dull; cotton 9-64
0J30-3SO. gram ol!
CHICAGO Dec. 16.-Lght receipts of hogs to-
day caused pork and lard to open strong on
Change this morning. May lard opened l0c
higher at S. IS, and in the first furry ran up 10
81 22l6 May pork opened 15c higher at SIS rs,
and Immediately advanced to $I5 30. Country
buying orders for both lard and ribs were
numerous. Corn opened q trifie higher at 53S4c
for May on light receipts and May wheat opened
unchanged at S31sc. Provisions and corn at
tracted nearly all Of the attention during the
early part of the session. May pork dropped
back to S15 671&0l5 20, and later ruled firm
around Si5 700l5 rs, with large business. May
lard dropped back to s. -, and subsequently
advanced 10 So 20. Shortly after 10 o'clock May
corn. which had eased off to 533S. was rushed
up to size Wheat followed, May selling up
to S33kc There was no further bulge in lard or
PORK, ont pork held strong around Sl5 70 or a
trhs above,
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull but steady. Wheat, No. spring 751661761kc,
No red 5sc. Corn, No. ., 1870. oats, No. 2 30Ia
G13lc Mess pork, Sls 0J@lj o.. Lard, per 40
los, 81 -. Short rib sidcs, loose 81 70dt7 IS.
Dry salted shoulders, boxed 81 s0Gc5 30. Whisky
81 TO-
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Fruit and Vegetable Markets.

NEW York, Dec. 16.-Rice steady
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IS Rice unchanged.
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Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Dec
16--J A Taylor, Corn @ Co, Myers & Bros. b
Jones, J Robinson, w Miller Jno Nicolson Jr,
f a Fulton, Lee Roy Myers a. Co, q w Register,
j Collins g. Co, Grady, Del & Co, Garrett, S
& Co. Montague & Co, J p Williams g. Co.
Per Savannah Elorida and W esfarn Railway
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-13
Mischievous Monkeys.

a monkey, in chattering, emulates
the most loquacious man or wom-
an. His four feet can be used us
four hands, and can cut up antics
WHICH no jester can rival; but he
can not smile, much less laugh.
His antics may provoke uproarious
laughter, but the face Of this harle-
quin of animals is rs solemn as that
of IA hired mOurner at funeral.
Humorists say that the effect of a
funny story is always intensified il
the narrator tells it with Il grave face.
Mark Twain's most laughable con-
ceits are thrownb off with the air Of
a man intent upon getting through
a hard days work The humorists
have evidently been sitting ut the
feet Of some jesting monkey.
A monkeys idea of fun is that of
il practical joker-the annoyance OF
others. One Of the monkeys at Cen
trail Park, n u, was the sole occu-
pant of Il large cage, which was next
to one inhabited by Il large leopard.
The monkeys amusement was to
tantalizc the leopard from whom a
board partition. as well Us iron bars,
separated him In the partition
there was little aperture, made by
clearing away splintcrs from crack,
and through this the leopard would
peer with longing eyes at the mon
key. The monkeys amusement
was to excite the lcopard's appetite
by appearing before the opening.
Seated upon q perch, and directly
i'm front Of the hole, 50 as to be seen
by the leopard, he would remain for
a long time absorbed in a pretended
search for iicas. When this attitude
had become irksome, he would
hitch nearer and nearer the opening,
that he might intensity the leopard 5
excitement. The beasts cleaning
eyes, quivering lip and thrashing
tail delighted Ioeko. Then would
come the climax. The monkey
leaped against the partition, and
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-13
NORTH.

Trains marked with run daily
Leave Newark Centre Station Tor Wilmington
ana Phill. Ii6 Il m; 2, and Gil p m week DAYS
Arrive Newark Centre Station from Whining
ton ANA Phtada. 500 a IN. l.2l ana 6.i3pm
PENINSULA express leaves Baltimore 2gO u M
arrives Newark 355 p m, runs through to points
ON Delaware Division
Express train leaves Baltimore. 4tot Newark.
NV, a. n; north EAST I.3S a. H.; iron Hill, A.aG
T. M Wilmington, $50 Il. H., ana phllndrlnhin
100 Il. m, week days.
J. X, Wood General Passenger Agent.
}. Z. Shivler, Agent ut Newark.
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The existence has Just been dis
covered of detestable microbc
which feeds upon iron with us much
gluttony as the phylloxera upon the
vine. Sometime ago the greatest
CONSERVATION existed among the en-
gineers employed on the railway at
Hagan by the accidents occurring
always at the same place, proving
that some terrible defect must exist
either in the material or the con-
struction OF the rails. The German
Government directed all inquiry to
be made and Il Commission of sur
veillance to be formed for the pur-
pose Of maintaining constant watch
at the spot where the accidents-one
of them attended with loss of life
had occurred. 1t was not, however.
until after six months had elapsed
that the surface Of the rails appear
ed to be corroded, as if by acid, to
the extent Of 100 yards. The rail
was taken up and broken, and it
was perceived that it was literally
followed out by II thin gray worm,
to which the qualifications of "rail-
overous was assigned, and by
which name it is to be classed in nat.
ural history. The worm is said to
be two centimetres in length and OF
the size Of the prong Of silver fork
in circumference. 1t is of light
gray color and ON the head carries
two little glands filled with n zorro.
sive secretion, which is elected every
ten minutes upon the iron. This
liquid renders the iron soft and
spongy, and of the color of rust, and
it is then greedily devoured by the
insect. There is no exaggeration, .
says the official report of the Com
mission, in the assertion that this
creature, for its size, is one of the
most voracious kind, for it has de,
yourcd thirty-six kilogrammes OF
rail in fortnight" Cologne Ga,
zcttc.
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Arrive Newark Centre StatOn) from Phlla 4
Wilmington s.Oi m and III and G43 pm week
days.
Peninsula express leaves Newark a.4I I'm, ar
rives nj Baltimore l1.lOam.
Baltimore passenger leave Phlla. daily iOdnp
M Chester LIZ p m; Wilmington II IS m. M.
rlplng Newark 1900 night Baltimore l.9T am.
philadelphia and Baltimore express, 21u D. M;
wilmington, 2bs p H.; Newark 3lO p. m. and
Baltimore 40 y. H., on week days.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-13

quickly bounded back ON his perch.
The enraged leopard gave vent to
his fury by rushing and bounding
about his cage, while the monkey
chartered with delight.
Mr.. W. II. Beard, who tells this
anecdote in his book entitled "Hum-
Or in Animals" also narratcs the
mischievous freak of the monkeys
owned by an artist in Rome. One
morning the larger Of the two mon
keys freed himself from the rope by
which he was tied, and then releas-
ed his smaller companion. In Il
few minutes an excited woman rush
ed into the artists studio to complain
that his monkeys had been pelting
her with green figs from out of her
own tree. A man was sent to arrest
them. They ran over the wall into
an adjoining garden, and continued
their flight until the pursuer lost
track of them. AS evening was COM
ing on, the artist while sitting at a
window which opened into Il little
court, heard something which caus-
ed him to look up. His runaway
pets seated in window opposite,
were trying, by sundry amusing an
tics, to conciliate their master, and
then get off from punishment. The
artist looked at them with a grave
expression, though he was strug-
Cling to keep from laughing. The
monkeys, having exhausted their
Resources, seemed to despair Sud
denly the larger monkey had hap
Ply thought. Catching his small
companion by the tail, he began
swinging him in the air like pen
dulum. The absurClity Of the ac-
ton, and the anxious expression
with which both monkeys watched
its effect upon their master, broke
down the artists sclf-control. He
burst into long and loud laughter,
and the monkeys, seeing that they
were pordoned, joined in with a
glad chat er--Y Youths Companion.